Play
verb
To do activities for fun or enjoyment.
Children love to play at the park.
Often appears as...
- play games
- play outside
verb
To perform with a musical instrument.
She can play the piano very well.
Often appears as...
- play guitar
- play music
noun
A dramatic work for the stage or to be broadcast.
I watched a play at the theatre.
Often appears as...
- perform a play
- watch a play
verb
To participate in a sport or game.
He likes to play football on the weekends.
Often appears as...
- play football
- play chess
verb
To act or perform a character in a performance.
She was chosen to play the lead role in the film.
Often appears as...
- play a role
- play a character
verb
To pretend or make believe.
Let's play doctors and nurses.
Often appears as...
- play pretend
- play make-believe
noun
The space in which a mechanism can move.
There's a lot of play in the steering wheel of this old car.
verb
To gamble or bet.
He lost a lot of money playing poker.
Often appears as...
- play poker
- play a hand
verb
To do activities for fun or enjoyment.
Children love to play at the park.
Often appears as...
- play games
- play outside
verb
To perform with a musical instrument.
She can play the piano very well.
Often appears as...
- play guitar
- play music
noun
A dramatic work for the stage or to be broadcast.
I watched a play at the theatre.
Often appears as...
- perform a play
- watch a play
verb
To participate in a sport or game.
He likes to play football on the weekends.
Often appears as...
- play football
- play chess
verb
To act or perform a character in a performance.
She was chosen to play the lead role in the film.
Often appears as...
- play a role
- play a character
verb
To pretend or make believe.
Let's play doctors and nurses.
Often appears as...
- play pretend
- play make-believe
noun
The space in which a mechanism can move.
There's a lot of play in the steering wheel of this old car.
verb
To gamble or bet.
He lost a lot of money playing poker.
Often appears as...
- play poker
- play a hand
Definition 1 of 8
Pro Tip 1/2Free Time
Used when describing leisure activities, often done casually.
After school, I play with my friends.
Pro Tip 2/2Imagination Encouraged
Refers to creative activities, inventing scenarios or using toys.
They love to play astronauts in the backyard.
Pro Tip 1/2Free Time
Used when describing leisure activities, often done casually.
After school, I play with my friends.
Pro Tip 2/2Imagination Encouraged
Refers to creative activities, inventing scenarios or using toys.
They love to play astronauts in the backyard.
Pro Tip 1/2Free Time
Used when describing leisure activities, often done casually.
After school, I play with my friends.
Pro Tip 2/2Imagination Encouraged
Refers to creative activities, inventing scenarios or using toys.
They love to play astronauts in the backyard.
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Dolphins: Even Smarter...
I saw these three spinner dolphins that were just adorned with leaves. They were playing with these leaves. One on its dorsal, tail and pectoral. And light levels were very low, so I, sort of, boosted the ISO and was able to make this picture of them playing catch. Well, one of the other things that I wanted to focus on with this story about how dolphins are smart
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How to read music - Tim...
probably learned their lines from a script, which essentially tells them what to say and when to say it. A piece of written music operates on exactly the same principle. In a very basic sense, it tells a performer what to play and when to play it. Aesthetically speaking, there's a world of difference
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How playing an...
found that those who were exposed to a period of music learning showed enhancement in multiple brain areas, compared to the others. This recent research about the mental benefits of playing music has advanced our understanding of mental function, revealing the inner rhythms and complex interplay
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How to create a great...
how can you play and win the name game you start with three steps first select what type of name you want there are seven different categories of names and pretty much every brand in the world falls within one of these seven categories eponymous names like disney and burberry
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How to practice...
playing an instrument, or throwing a baseball, takes practice. Practice is the repetition of an action with the goal of improvement, and it helps us perform with more ease, speed, and confidence. So what does practice do in our brains to make us better at things?
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What does my headscarf...
The thing is, if we want to live in a world where the circumstances of your birth do not dictate your future and where equal opportunity is ubiquitous, then each and every one of us has a role to play in making sure unconscious bias does not determine our lives.
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The benefits of a...
in cross-language tests, it also showed that the effort and attention needed to switch between languages triggered more activity in, and potentially strengthened, the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. This is the part of the brain that plays a large role
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Hair-Raising Hyena...
observe so we're going to draw them in with sound so what we are setting up right now is something called a call up and using these speakers in a wee laptop we have we've got recordings of lions and hyenas at kill sites we play these
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How to build a fictional...
Then it's time to think about day-to-day life. What's the weather like in this world? Where do the inhabitants live and work and go to school? What do they eat and how do they play? How do they treat their young and their old?
Video examples
The battle of the Greek...
assuming an independent role in this play. Can you make out who it is? That looks like Thespis. It seems he's changing his mask, and taking on the role of another character.
Video examples
Dolphins: Even Smarter...
I saw these three spinner dolphins that were just adorned with leaves. They were playing with these leaves. One on its dorsal, tail and pectoral. And light levels were very low, so I, sort of, boosted the ISO and was able to make this picture of them playing catch. Well, one of the other things that I wanted to focus on with this story about how dolphins are smart
Video examples
How to read music - Tim...
probably learned their lines from a script, which essentially tells them what to say and when to say it. A piece of written music operates on exactly the same principle. In a very basic sense, it tells a performer what to play and when to play it. Aesthetically speaking, there's a world of difference
Video examples
How playing an...
found that those who were exposed to a period of music learning showed enhancement in multiple brain areas, compared to the others. This recent research about the mental benefits of playing music has advanced our understanding of mental function, revealing the inner rhythms and complex interplay
Video examples
How to create a great...
how can you play and win the name game you start with three steps first select what type of name you want there are seven different categories of names and pretty much every brand in the world falls within one of these seven categories eponymous names like disney and burberry
Video examples
How to practice...
playing an instrument, or throwing a baseball, takes practice. Practice is the repetition of an action with the goal of improvement, and it helps us perform with more ease, speed, and confidence. So what does practice do in our brains to make us better at things?
Video examples
What does my headscarf...
The thing is, if we want to live in a world where the circumstances of your birth do not dictate your future and where equal opportunity is ubiquitous, then each and every one of us has a role to play in making sure unconscious bias does not determine our lives.
Video examples
The benefits of a...
in cross-language tests, it also showed that the effort and attention needed to switch between languages triggered more activity in, and potentially strengthened, the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. This is the part of the brain that plays a large role
Video examples
Hair-Raising Hyena...
observe so we're going to draw them in with sound so what we are setting up right now is something called a call up and using these speakers in a wee laptop we have we've got recordings of lions and hyenas at kill sites we play these
Video examples
How to build a fictional...
Then it's time to think about day-to-day life. What's the weather like in this world? Where do the inhabitants live and work and go to school? What do they eat and how do they play? How do they treat their young and their old?
Video examples
The battle of the Greek...
assuming an independent role in this play. Can you make out who it is? That looks like Thespis. It seems he's changing his mask, and taking on the role of another character.
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
LeBron James
American Basketball Player
Once you get on the playing field it's not about whether you're liked or not liked. All that matters is to play at a high level and do whatever it takes to help your team win. That's what it's about.
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Nelson Mandela
South African Statesman
Without education, your children can never really meet the challenges they will face. So it's very important to give children education and explain that they should play a role for their country.
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Clint Eastwood
American Actor
It's much more fun to play something you're nothing like than what you are... It's much easier to hide yourself in a character.
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William Shakespeare
English Playwright
I hold the world but as the world, Gratiano; A stage where every man must play a part, And mine is a sad one.
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Jack London
American Novelist
Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well.
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Viola Davis
American Actress
It's a dream to be able to just play a multi-faceted character.
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Alan Rickman
British Actor
So you can't judge the character you're playing ever.
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Oscar Wilde
Irish Poet
The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.
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Plato
Greek Philosopher
Life must be lived as play.
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Louis Armstrong
American Musician
What we play is life.
Quote examples
LeBron James
American Basketball Player
Once you get on the playing field it's not about whether you're liked or not liked. All that matters is to play at a high level and do whatever it takes to help your team win. That's what it's about.
Quote examples
Nelson Mandela
South African Statesman
Without education, your children can never really meet the challenges they will face. So it's very important to give children education and explain that they should play a role for their country.
Quote examples
Clint Eastwood
American Actor
It's much more fun to play something you're nothing like than what you are... It's much easier to hide yourself in a character.
Quote examples
William Shakespeare
English Playwright
I hold the world but as the world, Gratiano; A stage where every man must play a part, And mine is a sad one.
Quote examples
Jack London
American Novelist
Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well.
Quote examples
Viola Davis
American Actress
It's a dream to be able to just play a multi-faceted character.
Quote examples
Alan Rickman
British Actor
So you can't judge the character you're playing ever.
Quote examples
Oscar Wilde
Irish Poet
The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.
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Plato
Greek Philosopher
Life must be lived as play.
Quote examples
Louis Armstrong
American Musician
What we play is life.
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